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July 2008

• The MTA's sales-tax boondoggle

  By Eric Mann and Manuel Criollo  |  July 31, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Led by L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who recently in The Times, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing... more

• Trash fee hike clears hurdle

  By David Zahniser and Phil Willon  |  July 30, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  The Los Angeles City Council gave preliminary approval Tuesday to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's latest trash fee hike, which was used to balance... more

• Quake thrusts Greuel into the spotlight

  By Phil Willon  |  July 30, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  When the earthquake hit, City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel of Studio City found herself at the helm of the country's second-largest city in what... more

• There ought to be a law against quakes during bar exam

  By Scott Gold  |  July 30, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Most had recently finished three years of law school. Then came weeks of grueling studying. On Tuesday, they laid it all on the line. As many... more

• Villaraigosa picks groups for anti-gang contracts

  By Phil Willon  |  July 29, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa rolled out the first stage of his anti-gang initiative Monday, passing over some well-established anti... more

• Villaraigosa pulls out of SF gay rights event

  From SignOnSanDiego.com RSS Feeds State  |  July 27, 2008

  Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pulled out as keynote speaker for a gay rights group's fundraising event scheduled for Saturday night... more

• MTA seeks sales tax hike

  By Steve Hymon and Dan Weikel  |  July 25, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to seek a half-cent-on-the-dollar sales tax increase that... more

• Metro board meeting update: the vote is nearing

  Bottleneck Blog  |  July 24, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  The board just passed the sales tax measure amendment offered by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, delaying a fare increase that was... more

• Sales tax discussion begins

  Bottleneck Blog  |  July 24, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  The Metro board meeting is underway, and the board is just taking up the sales tax issue. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who is chairing... more

• Villaraigosa seeks to woo Latinos to Obama's cause

  By Phil Willon  |  July 24, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  When a Spanish-language radio ad slammed presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama for just discovering the "importance of the Latino vote... more

• Santee school teams up with trade college

  By Gale Holland  |  July 23, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  A $1.2-million program designed to curb galloping high school dropout rates will send Santee Education Complex students to to train in culinary... more

• $100 million for housing

  From News  |  July 22, 2008

  Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and other officials announced Monday a new $100 million fund designed to help build and replace affordable... more

• A new education bond, a rancorous recall effort, and an albino dolphin...

  L.A. Now  |  July 22, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Joe Francis, founder of that high-class operation "Girls Gone Wild," says he's innocent of federal tax evasion. LAT Antonio Villaraigosa pushes... more

• Spend to save

  July 20, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  As California contemplates its water future, one simple principle should guide its choices: Any 30-year investment in water infrastructure... more

• L.A. mayor pushes massive school bond

  By Howard Blume  |  July 19, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa teamed up with charter school advocates Friday in Boyle Heights to pressure school board members and district officials... more

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